| World-Class Athletes from More than Two Dozen Nations Set to Compete at The Home Depot Center on May 16; Live on ESPN2 from 5pm-7pm PDT CARSON, Calif. (April 20, 2009) – Organizers of the adidas Track Classic, one of the premier track and field meets in the country, today announced a few of the world-class athletes who are set to compete in this year’s event at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California on May 16. Among the marquee athletes headlining this year’s meet: three-time Olympic medalist Allyson Felix; 2004 Olympic 400m Champion Jeremy Wariner; and Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica’s sprint queen. Felix, a Los Angeles native and University of Southern California graduate, won her first Olympic gold medal last year in Beijing as a member of the United States' women’s 4x400m relay team. The 23-year old primarily competes in the 200 meters and is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and a two-time World Champion in that event. Wariner, a 2004 Olympic gold medalist, captured silver and gold medals in Beijing in the 400m and 4x400m Relay, respectively. The 25-year old Wariner was ranked No. 1 in the world at 400m in 2007 after successfully defending his title at the World Championships in Osaka, earning him the 2007 Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award. His personal best of 43.45 seconds, set at the 2007 World Championships, makes him the third fastest 400m runner in history. A five-time Olympic medalist, Campbell-Brown posted a sizzling 21.74 in the 200m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics en route to a gold medal. The Jamaican is just the second woman in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200m titles, having won her first gold medal at the 2004 Athens games. She also took gold in the 4x100m relay, as well as bronze in the Women’s 100m in Athens. With five world championship medals and three Olympic titles to her name, Campbell-Brown is the most decorated active Jamaican sprinter, male or female. Other athletes competing in this year’s event include distance runner and two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat, Jennifer Stuczynski, the second highest pole vaulter in history, and Ethiopia’s World Cross Country Champion, Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam. Making its fifth trip to The Home Depot Center on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, the adidas Track Classic will begin at 4 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. PDT. Produced by Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., the adidas Track Classic is the second stop on USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series. Tickets, from $40 (finish line) down to $10, are now available by calling Ticketmaster at 213-480-3232 or visiting www.Ticketmaster.com. For group sales, call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS. Visit the event website at www.adidasTrackClassic.com for updates and more information. | 
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